Tag: manipulation
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The Register: Man who SIM-swapped the SEC’s X account pleads guilty
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/sim_swapped_guilty_plea/ Source: The Register Title: Man who SIM-swapped the SEC’s X account pleads guilty Feedly Summary: Said to have asked search engine ‘What are some signs that the FBI is after you?’ An Alabama man is pleading guilty after being charged with SIM swapping the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account in…
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The Register: I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/it_worker_scam/ Source: The Register Title: I’m a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice Feedly Summary: Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face … Red alert! Twice, over the past two months, Dawid Moczadło has interviewed purported job seekers only to discover that these…
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The Register: The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/microcode_attack_trump_musk/ Source: The Register Title: The biggest microcode attack in our history is underway Feedly Summary: When your state machines are vulnerable, all bets are off Opinion All malicious attacks on digital systems have one common aim: taking control. Mostly, that means getting a CPU somewhere to turn traitor, running code that silently…
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Slashdot: How To Make Any AMD Zen CPU Always Generate 4 As a Random Number
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/09/2021244/how-to-make-any-amd-zen-cpu-always-generate-4-as-a-random-number?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: How To Make Any AMD Zen CPU Always Generate 4 As a Random Number Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Google security researchers have identified a vulnerability in AMD’s security architecture, allowing them to inject unofficial microcode into processors, which can compromise the integrity of virtual environments…
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Hacker News: Deep Fake Detector Extension by Mozilla Firefox
Source URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/deep-fake-detector/ Source: Hacker News Title: Deep Fake Detector Extension by Mozilla Firefox Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Fakespot Deepfake Detector extension offers tools to distinguish between human-written text and AI-generated content. This is particularly relevant for professionals in AI security and generative AI security, as it underscores the…
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Hacker News: Multiple security flaws found in DeepSeek iOS app, incl sending unencrypted data
Source URL: https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/07/multiple-security-flaws-found-in-deepseek-ios-app-including-sending-unencrypted-data/ Source: Hacker News Title: Multiple security flaws found in DeepSeek iOS app, incl sending unencrypted data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The DeepSeek iOS app has been found to contain multiple serious security flaws, including disabling essential encryption practices. These vulnerabilities have raised significant privacy and security concerns,…